Case Shot or Canister? - American Civil War Forums Most case-shot was made of lead, both north and south Later in the War when lead supplies were short, the Confederacy switched to iron case-shot balls Most all canister consisted of iron balls Thanks! Great explanation that even I can understand Now on to "shells" - I got the ones that were hollow cannonballs with powder inside
Christopher Roby, Swordmaker and CO Troop F, Mass Volunteers In addition to swords made by other manufacturers, military "volunteers" were offered a wide selection of Roby weapons that would have included N C O ,Musician, Horse Artillery, and Cavalry swords for enlisted personnel; a Foot Infantry Officer sword, model 1850; and large bowie-knives with inspiring brass, eagle-head pommels
Real Confederate Bowie Knives | Edged Weapons - American Civil War Forums When researching book and scouring as many images of soldiers armed with knives, majority of Union soldiers had Sheffield bowies or side knives, but most knife-toting Confederates had "local-made" especially early war where it was an honor to use Southern made arms I agree, some of the home grown edged weapons were very good
The long shot made with a Henry 1860 by Gus in the Lonesome Dove . . . I just watched "Lonesome Dove" with my wife Because the movie was set in the late 1870s many of the actors carried Civil War era weapons In one scene Gus McCrae is engaged with one of Blue Duck's thugs in a long range shoot out The thug uses a Sharps 1874 long range Sharps rifle with scope
Bayonet for Pedersolis 1861 Springfield? | Small Arms Ammunition I definitely plan to invest in a quality made Italian bayonet, likely made from spring steel as opposed to carbon steel like most India reproductions The question is does anyone know of any 1861 bayonets that would fit Pedersoli's 1861 springfield "out of the box?" If not, could anyone give me
C. S. A. domestically-made revolvers | Small Arms Ammunition There were other C S A domestic manufacturers of pistols of course, smaller than the four outfits named above For example there was Dance Brothers (of Galveston, Texas) which made a 44-cal pistol that looked like this Elsewhere in Texas the Tucker Sherrod company was making 44-cal Dragoon revolvers like these And in still another part of Texas (Sisterdale) the Sisterdale Dragoon 44
Currency - Coins in the Confederacy | Currency, Stamps, other . . . The Confederates made very little coins during the Civil War, but it's a bit more complicated than that The U S had 5 mints around the country that they were using, so when the Confederacy came to be, they took over 3 of them, most notably in New Orleans The Confederates started making coins
Where to get uniforms - American Civil War Forums By the time their uniform items start to wear out, you can replace them with other higher end pieces one at a time, or if you´ve decided that reenacting isn´t your thing, you can get out without taking a huge loss Regimental Quartermaster and Fall Creek feature American made products C C is the last of the sutlers selling Pakistani inventory
Cuff trim application method - American Civil War Forums Coming from a guy who's already made more than a few uniforms with trim, it may seem odd to pose this question What is the correct way to add cuff trim for branch of service on confederate shell jackets and frock coats? Does the coloured fabric replace the last few inches of the sleeve
Tell me more! - What kind of wood was used on Civil War muskets . . . Were most muskets made from the same type of wood? Being from Michigan I know that huge amounts of lumber from Michigan was being sold to the Federal government, but I am not sure of the mix of hard woods and pine My next question is, did wood have to season before it could be used in muskets?